Thread:Raylan13/@comment-1526346-20171103040713

Hello there. I noticed that Template:Infobox Television categorizes articles based on the input, however, not everyone enters data into the infoboxes the same way. Please forgive the length of this message.

First is the country. I found a couple articles where the country was listed as US. So, the infobox created the wanted US category, but there was already the United States category. I went in and changed the country for both articles, but it would be easier for some if the template were a little bit smarter.

Second, the template categorizes the genre. That is also a problem since it is rare to find a television series that is only one genre. Most television series have at least two genres. You can see this happening in The Magic School Bus Rides Again and The Backyardigans. Here are some examples of other series with multiple genres, some that might not be able to be connected.


 * Night Court is a legal sitcom.
 * E/R is a medical sitcom.
 * L.A. Law is a legal drama.
 * ER is a medical drama.
 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an action, horror, fantasy.
 * Torchwood is an action, science fiction, thriller, drama.
 * Chuck is an action, science fiction, spy, comedy, drama.

As it stands now, if I were to enter all of those genres into the genre field, it would create the want for:


 * Category:Legal sitcom (okay)
 * Category:Medical sitcom (okay)
 * Category:Legal drama (okay)
 * Category:Medical drama (okay)
 * Category:Action, horror, fantasy (WHAT?!)
 * Category:Action, science fiction, thriller, drama (Again, What?!)
 * Category:Action, science fiction, spy, comedy, drama (And again, What?!)

So, I looked around for solutions to these problems. So in Template:Infobox Television/Draft I made some additions.

For country, I put in two switches, one for the display in the box and one for categorization. US and USA become United States and UK becomes United Kingdom. I looked for an abbreviation to country name template on Community Central and Template wikis but could not find one. The switch could go into its own template sometime.

For genre, I put in additional genre fields. is now followed by,  ,  , and. (I hope that a series doesn't come along and have six important genres.)

If you want to keep the draft, all you have to do is accept it. Also, let me know, and I will write up the documentation for it. I hope this is not too much of a bother for you.

Have a nice day! Lady Aleena (talk) 04:07, November 3, 2017 (UTC) 